The headquarters of the magazine is in Stockholm. Lateral displacement is negligible. Le test de la baïonnette [1] ou test d'évitement d'obstacle (suédois : Undanmanöverprov (familier : Älgtest), allemand : Elchtest, anglais : moose test, français : test de l'élan) est effectué pour déterminer dans quelle mesure un véhicule peut éviter un obstacle apparaissant soudainement. This is really strange.”. On the other hand, it means that the driving style adopted by Teknikens Värld was very demanding and resulted in the safety function being triggered. After all, why not make the car much more expensive than it was supposed to be just to make it safer? I samarbete med tjänsten Disqus erbjuder Teknikens Värld möjligheten att kommentera artiklar. In this fall's big SUV test of the swedish car magazine Teknikens Värld, the new Toyota RAV4 shows many positive aspects. 2020 Toyota RAV4 Moose Test | Teknikens Värld. Erik Gustafsson is PR manager at Toyota Sweden. This short intervention ensures the directional stability of the vehicle. A lot has seemingly changed since the days when Mercedes-Benz had to rethink the original A-Class to avoid a spectacular overturn during the evasive maneuver test (a.k.a. Vi använder cookies för att förbättra funktionaliteten på våra sajter, för att kunna rikta relevant innehåll och annonser till dig och för att vi ska kunna säkerställa att tjänsterna fungerar som de ska. By Henry Kelsall Dec 04, 2020. In Teknikens Värld's latest test where the BMW X4, Range Rover Evoque and Porsche Macan are included, the latter behaves strange in an evasive maneuver. Daniel Frodin is the editor-in-chief. Teknikens Värld's moose test is unique when it comes to testing cars. the moose test). All Porsche cars are designed for maximum safety based on these and other world-wide tests. Before, at … However, when the safety is examined in the moose test, the RAV4 shows a completely different side. Macan's behavior is repeated over and over again in the moose test, and we have seen the same behavior in previous tests of the Porsche Macan. The car is now capable of reaching Teknikens Värld's moose test at 67 km/h (41.5 mph), and our only comment is that the hydraulic power steering gets a bit heavy at a late stage through the track. Will this new upgrade be implemented in the production of all new RAV4 Plug-in Hybrids?– Yes, it will be implemented in the production of all RAV4 Plug-in Hybrids for the European market. This article is also available in Swedish. The engineers at Toyota made a software change for 2020. Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid performs dangerously in the moose test. Läs om hur vi hanterar cookies och personuppgifter. Vi tar bort inlägg som vi bedömer är olämpliga. Recently, Teknikens Värld released the moose test results of the Toyota RAV4 Prime (plug-in hybrid), which were less than ideal. I samarbete med tjänsten Disqus erbjuder Teknikens Värld möjligheten att kommentera artiklar. For example the new 911 (991) Carrera, under total control, almost hits record speed with 81 km/h (50.3 mph) in the moose test track. Back then it took them almost a year to upgrade the ESP system, or VSC as Toyota calls it. Swedish publication Teknikens Värld has a reputation for calling out automakers who fail its proprietary moose test, in which a fully loaded vehicle is driven through an S-shaped obstacle-avoidance course at moderate speeds. Porsche has long distinguished itself as a car manufacturer with brilliant performances and results in our moose test. The acute and panicky evasive maneuver has become the standard for many manufacturers in the industry. For example the new 911 (991) Carrera, under total control, almost hits record speed with 81 … This isn't the first time a RAV4 has failed the moose test. Despite the car being engineered to have a quicker turn-in than its non-hybrid brethren, it appeared to be even less predictable while navigating the course. The acute and panicky evasive maneuver has become the standard for many manufacturers in the industry. But, it later issued an update to the RAV4’s stability control — which then was able to pass Teknikens Värld’s moose test at 72km/h. This is why the Swedish magazine Teknikens Värld performs such test regularly. Same is the case at 68 kmph, 67 kmph, and 65 kmph. That’s better than the top speed it could reach before the update. When we drive another individual, still a Macan S Diesel, the results are equally bad. Teknikens Värld's questions for Toyota • The RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid shows extremely serious skidding tendencies in our moose test, something the RAV4 Hybrid did already in 2019. After the brand new Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid failed the Swedish car magazine Teknikens Värld's well known maneuver test ”the moose test”, Toyota acted faster than last year when the regular RAV4 Hybrid failed in the same test. Share Share Tweet Email Comment. It was because of one of its tests that Mercedes-Benz filled the 1st generation A-Class with a lot of electronic aids, even if the company denies having added them to the car due to that problem. This led to great debate between the magazine that arranges the test — Sweden’s Teknikens Värld – and some hardcore Jeep fans. Teknikens Värld is a motoring publication known for its moose tests, and the latest victim comes in the guise of the RAV4. Read more about the behaviour at http://teknikensvarld.se/porsche-macan-behaves-strangely-in-the-moose-test-162276/ Note: ESP system is the same as ESC, DSC or – as in the case of Toyota – VSC. For this reason we do not regard this driving state as critical. Toyota must have been paying attention. What does the new update contain?– It's a software upgrade for the VSC system, and a recommendation to have higher tyre pressure in the rear wheels when driving fully loaded. Toyota's goal is to update all affected Hilux cars before the summer. The precise, momentary application of brake force to the front wheel at the outside of the bend down to the low slip range minimises cornering forces to avoid critical or instable driving conditions such as oversteer, rollover or detachment of the tyre from the wheel. Even Chrysler joined the fray. Sweden's Teknikens Värld conducts the famous moose test that challenges vehicles to avoid a fake obstacle by steering through cones quickly while staying in a fairly narrow area. This article and video are also available in Swedish. Porsche uses a comprehensive dynamics test programme which the Macan completed successfully. Situations such as these may not be controllable by the driver. 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